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An hour into the session the indices have taken a turn lower. The COMP is still in positive territory but the bulls are on the run at the moment.
| Index |
Index Value |
Point Change |
Percent Change |
| S&P 500 (SPX) |
1119.4 |
-2.5 points |
-0.22 percent |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) |
10063.8 |
-13 points |
-0.1 percent |
| Nasdaq Composite (COMP) |
1932.1 |
6.9 points |
0.36 percent |
| Russell 2000 (RUT) |
573.5 |
-3.3 points |
-0.57 percent |
| CBOE Market Volatility Index (VXO) |
15.3 |
0.11 points |
0.7 percent |
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Below are the four stocks mentioned earlier and their percentage change on the day. As you can see, the dynamic duo of tech are both trading higher by a decent amount while ACN is getting smacked on their cautious outlook. As expected (based on the futures activity this morning), the major indices opened higher with the COMP leading the way...
- INTC +4.3%
- YHOO +5.2%
- HDI -2.1%
- ACN -11.8%
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As usual, this table lists stocks that have at least 10 percent of their float sold short and then shows the top ten based on yesterday's gain. The last field shows how the stock is performing in today's session. This can be a useful tool for finding situations where stocks with heavy short interest have begun to move. All returns are shown in percentages.
| Company |
Yesterday's
Gain |
Percent of Float
Sold Short |
Yesterday's
Close |
Today's
Return |
| Global Crossing Ltd. (GLBCE) |
13.6 |
62.5 |
14.53 |
-1.58 |
| Travelzoo Inc (TZOO) |
11.4 |
58.4 |
63.35 |
1.59 |
| Level 3 Communications, Inc. (LVLT) |
10.7 |
17.8 |
3.30 |
3.04 |
| Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) |
8.0 |
20.8 |
25.12 |
0.12 |
| Catalina Marketing Corporation (POS) |
6.5 |
12.2 |
25.41 |
-3.86 |
| TASER International, Inc. (TASR) |
4.5 |
88.4 |
38.68 |
1.29 |
| ADTRAN, Inc. (ADTN) |
4.4 |
10.6 |
21.38 |
4.25 |
| Given Imaging Ltd. (GIVN) |
4.4 |
31.8 |
44.07 |
0.48 |
| Tom Online Inc. (TOMO) |
4.3 |
920.0 |
12.99 |
1.54 |
| Atheros Communications, Inc. (ATHR) |
4.1 |
10.0 |
9.57 |
0.31 |
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Gold is now down five points but the weakness isn't isolated to the yellow metal. Silver is getting hit as is copper and other metals...
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New weekly data is out from Investors Intelligence. The percent of bulls ticked up to its highest point in more than two months while the percent of bears dipped slightly - click here to see the chart...
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